Irving Gilman Davis
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Bates College (BA)
Irving Gilman Davis | |
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| Born | April 12, 1885 Poland, Maine, US |
| Died | March 15, 1939 (aged 53) |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (PhD) Bates College (BA) |
| Occupation(s) | Economist, educator |
| Employer | University of Connecticut |
| Title | Professor of Economics |
| Term | 1919–1939 |
| Spouse | Alicia Sawin |
| Children | 3 |
Irving Gilman Davis (1885–1939) was an American educator and agricultural economist who taught at the University of Connecticut (UConn; then Connecticut Agricultural College) from 1915 to 1939. He served as Professor of Economics and department chair starting in 1919.[1]
Davis was born on April 25, 1885, in Poland, Maine, to John Gilman and Juniata (Dunn) Davis. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Bates College in 1906. He served as high school principal in Cotuit (1906–07) and Shrewsbury (1907–09) in Massachusetts.[2]
Davis resigned to study agriculture at the Massachusetts Agricultural College, completing his studies but suffering health problems that necessitated a lengthy recuperation at the family home in Maine. Resuming teaching in 1912, he taught at the Brimfield Vocational Agricultural School (1913–15).[1][2]
In 1915, Davis joined the Connecticut Agricultural College's extension service. He worked as assistant county agent leader and received a promotion to county agent leader in 1917. He partnered with farmers across Tolland County to improve farm management practices and awareness of market conditions. In 1917, he launched an economic bulletin that proved so useful to farmers that it was taken up by the state and published for decades. He led publicity for the food committee of the wartime state defense council (1917–18) and served as acting director of the extension service in 1919.[1]
